The Psychotherapy Service of WCSPP offers individuals an opportunity to receive psychoanalysis and psychotherapy at an affordable cost from mental health professionals who are enrolled in our postgraduate advanced training programs. Their work with patients is supervised by seasoned psychoanalysts. This service is available to children, adolescents, adults, and couples throughout Westchester, Rockland and Fairfield counties as well as the Bronx. Patients are seen in private offices for as long as treatment is needed.

Advantages of WCSPP Services

Fees
Our fees are based on a “sliding scale” to help those with financial limitations; $30.00 minimum per session. Daytime, afternoon and evening hours are available. We make every effort to match you with a therapist close to your home or workplace.

No Insurance Interference
The WCSPP Psychotherapy Service offers high-quality, intensive treatment on a sliding scale fee. Our therapists are committed to working with their patients for the duration of treatment. There are no externally imposed time limits. Because we do not work with insurance companies, the length and frequency of therapy is determined by you and your therapist according to what is needed. Your treatment will remain private and confidential, without the oversight and restrictions that insurance companies often impose.

Dedicated Masters or PhD or PsyD level Psychotherapists
WCSPP therapists are Masters, PhD, PsyD, or MD level practitioners: i.e., psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, etc. who have enrolled in WCSPP’s training programs to advance their professional knowledge and skills. The postgraduate education at WCSPP includes studies in contemporary theories and techniques of in-depth, intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy. The Couples Psychotherapy Program comprises advanced study in current theories and practices of psychodynamically-oriented couples therapy.

Upon receipt of your application, we will contact you to discuss your needs briefly over the phone. Please be aware that it takes approximately one week to process your application. We will consider your application thoughtfully to determine whether we can place you with a candidate in one of our training programs. In the event that this is not possible, we will provide you with another referral. We are not equipped to offer services to those in immediate crisis. If you need crisis intervention, we recommend that you contact your local emergency center.
If you have any questions, or need an application mailed to you, please contact WCSPP’s administrator:

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Film Night: "Nise: The Heart of Madness"

Directed by Roberto Berliner, this beautiful movie explores the power of human connection, art and the ideals at the heart of psychoanalysis. Set in 1940’s Brazil, the movie tells the true story of Dr. Nise da Silviera (played by award-winning actress Gloria Pires). The only female psychiatrist in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Dr. da Silviera refuses to employ the new and violent electroshock therapy in her treatment of schizophrenics. After challenging her colleagues she is ridiculed and left to run the long-defunct occupational therapy program. As she seeks to find alternative ways to care for her patients who have long been mistreated, isolated and abandoned to institutional care, Nise first creates a space of safety and connection. She then begins to understand the meaning of her patients’ behaviors and actions. Sustained by her deep belief in the human capacity for communication, the potential for healing through the symbolic expression of inner experience and its recognition by others, and inspired by the work of Carl Jung, Nise helps transform the lives and experiences of the patients in her care.

A discussion following the screening will be facilitated by
Connie M. de Pinho, Ph.D.

Refreshments will be served.

Admission: $10

RSVP to Barbara Hyde Messer
(914)907-4784
msrmsw@optonline.net

Sun

05

Nov

2017

Getting to Know You: A Meeting of Minds, Matter and Music - MEMBERS ONLY